TIARE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Three experienced partners are here for you.

Martin Bürki, Partner
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Primary assignment: research, analysis, fund selection, tactical and strategic asset allocation

Martin has over 15 years of experience in the financial industry. Over a period of ten years, he structured the worldwide mutual funds research department for UBS AG. Upon leaving UBS, his team numbered 15 analysts, who advised clients managing CHF 40 billion. In 2008, he started his own company, offering fund research services to institutional clients and independent asset management advice to wealthy clients.
Martin holds a Master's degree in Business Administration and Economics (lic. rer. pol.) from the University of Bern (CH). During his studies, he worked at AIESEC (Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) where he gave seminars on financial and team management.

Cyril Demaria, Partner
Chief Investment Officer (CIO)
Primary assignment: research, private equity investments, marketing and communication

Cyril was an associate in a private equity fund-of-funds (Zurich, CH) where he participated in the market development in France and evaluated American, European and Middle Eastern private equity funds.
As a Portfolio Manager responsible for private equity funds investments at a major French insurance group (Paris, FR), he managed 27 investments totaling EUR 60 million in private equity funds and funds-of-funds. As Head of Corporate Development at External (Paris, FR), he managed four asset acquisitions and raised debt financing.
He started his career in a hybrid venture capital and fund of funds firm (San Francisco, US; Paris, FR). A French citizen, Cyril Demaria holds a BA in Political Sciences from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Lyon, FR), a Master in Geopolitics applied to Money and Finance (Paris, FR), a Master in European Business Law (Paris, FR) and a Diploma from HEC (Paris, FR). He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of St-Gallen (CH) where he further explores the topic of corporate governance and private equity.
He is consulted regularly as an expert by the SECA, AFIC and EVCA. He is the author of:
- Développement durable et finance, Maxima, 2003
- Introduction au private equity, Revue Banque Editeur, 2006, 2nd ed. 2008, 3rd ed. 2009
- Profession : business angel - Devenir un investisseur providentiel averti, with Fournier (M.), Revue Banque Editeur, 2008
- Le marché, les acteurs et la performance du private equity suisse, with Pedergnana (M.), SECA, 2009
- An Introduction to Private Equity, John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Haldun Kaymaz, Partner
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Primary assignment: analysis and management of consolidated portfolios, developing asset allocation strategies and risk management

Haldun has a multi-disciplinary background in risk management, asset management strategies and electrical engineering. He was senior quantitative analyst with IRIS Integrated Risk Management AG, a Zurich-based risk management consultancy company, where he provided analytical solutions to improve client decision-making processes on complex structured products. His task also included providing quantitative and advisory services on Asset Liability Management for the client’s overall financial activities.
He was subsequently appointed as the Head of a quantitative risk management team at UBS, providing assistance to different private banking divisions as for risk management, quantitative and performance measurement issues. The analysis of complex investment opportunities and their denomination, both internally and externally, was also among his responsibilities. Haldun then worked as a Director in Investment Services and Products division of Credit Suisse, where he assisted high net worth clients (assets over USD 50m) on their strategic asset allocation decisions. He provided expertise in arranging the best asset allocation procedures for those clients.
Haldun holds a MSc in Financial Engineering and Quantitative Analysis from ISMA Centre and a degree in Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics. Haldun is an English and Turkish citizen.